Slate blue

#736fbd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for slate blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Slate blue is a mid blue that reads confident. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Slate blue color values

Every conversion for #736fbd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#736fbd

RGB115, 111, 189

HSL243, 37%, 59%

HSV243, 41%, 74%

CMYK39%, 41%, 0%, 26%

Lab50.32, 20.85, -40.56

XYZ21.94, 18.69, 50.59

Decimal7565245

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2727 C

Shades of slate blue

#615db5 #524da9 #494596 #403c84 #373471 #2e2b5f #25234c #1c1b3a #131227 #0a0a15

Tints of slate blue

#807cc3 #8d89c9 #9997cf #a6a4d5 #b3b1db #c0bee1 #cdcbe7 #d9d8ed #e6e6f3 #f3f3f9

Colors that go with slate blue

Complementary#b9bd6f Analogous#6f92bd Analogous#9a6fbd Triadic#bd736f Triadic#6fbd73 Split complementary#bd9a6f Split complementary#92bd6f

Slate blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 39, 41, 0, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #736fbd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

39 41 0 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

40 42 4 32

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Slate blue in css

Copy #736fbd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #736fbd; }
.text { color: #736fbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #736fbd; }

How slate blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #736fbd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #736fbd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #736fbd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around slate blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #736fbd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from slate blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #736fbd is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.